Museum of Graffiti Presents The Grand Opening of Gustavo Oviedo: Symbiosis

Photography by Ryan Troy on October 17th, 2020 in Arts, Lifestyle

Miami, FL – October 17, 2020 – Gustavo Oviedo’s Symbiosis at the Museum of Graffiti includes large paintings of loose sea-like forms, mixed media collages, and visual representations of otherworldliness devoid of human language or graffiti letters. The artist’s palette is as colorful as the brightest coral reefs dipped in fluorescent pigments. His ocean discoveries of shipwrecks, corals, and found pieces of pollution give power to his creative output and to a body of work that is rooted in marine life and the impact of the streets of Miami he once painted. Oviedo’s work conveys the beauty of our waters but screams out that he is not naïve to the recurring problem of mankind’s disrespect for this natural resource. A main focus of the show is a piece entitled “Low Tide Shopping,” a massive suspended sculpture comprised of Styrofoam buoys found tangled in the mangroves along South Florida’s coastline. Another mixed media sculpture entitled, “Biscayne Bay Bottles” features glass bottles carelessly discarded into the Bay, dating back to the 1950’s, now making their way back to shore thanks to Oviedo. Several other new works also feature 3-dimensional upcycled marine debris, juxtaposed with Oviedo’s adjacent giant fluorescent canvases.